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C. E. SMITH.

HASP FOR TRUNK LOCKS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19. l9l6.

1,1 96,038. Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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CLARENCE E. SMITH, 0F SHEL'ION, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO ROBERT N.BASSETT COMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OFCON- NECTICUT.

HASP r03 TRUNK-LOCKS.

To all whom it may concern: a J

Be it known that I, CLARENGEE. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shelton, in the town of Huntington, county of F airfield,and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Hasps for Trunk-Locks, of which the following is aspecification. Y

My invention relates to locks for trunks, suit cases and like articles,but more particularly to the counterpart of the lock commonly known inthe trade as the hasp, and its object is to provide a device of thischaracter in which the button or stud can be made out of differentmaterial from that of the other parts of the hasp, thereby produchasp. Iattain this and other objects of my invention in the device set forth inthe following description and accompanying drawings in which likereference charactersrefer to corresponding parts.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is afront view of a lock embodying myinvention; Fig. 2,

a rear view thereof; Figs. 3,4 and 5, detail views of the various partsof the hasp unassembled; Fig. 6, a side view of thehasp, and Fig. 7, anenlarged longitudinal, sec,- tional view of the extremity of the haspcarrying the button or stud.

' In carrying out my invention I employ a hasp plate 2 provided withside lugs 3 and end lugs 4E. The hasp plate 2 is connected to swing toand from its fastening plate 5 by inserting thelugs 4 under the edge ofthe metal at the backof the recess 6, the fastening plate 5 beingsuitably countersunk for this purpose. The lower extremity of the haspplate 2 is normally held outwardly and at an angle to the fasteningplate 5 by means of the flat spring 7 the upper extremity of which isseated under and engages the retaining plate 8 which latter is suitablyriveted to the fastening plate 5. The side lugs 3, 3 on the hasp plateare bent in a manner to engage the under side of the metal along thesides of the recess 6 and thereby limit the outward swing of the hasp.The fastening plate 5 is provided with apertures 9, 9 to permit thepassage of rivets in attaching the same to the lid of the trunk or likearticle on which the lock is to be used. The under side of the extremityof the hasp plate is provided with .a projecting button or stud 10, thedetail construction of which will mg a more economical, durable andefiicient Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 29, 1916, 2Application filed January 19, 1916. Serial No. 73,032.

hereinafter be described. The lock pro-per consists of an escutcheon 11which is provided with a countersunk portion'on its rear side. Aplate-like bolt'l2 is seated in this countersunk portion and held inplace by the retaining-plate 13. The escutcheon is provided with anaperture l t, a portion of which is overlapped by the bolt 12 so thatthe upper extremity of the bolt 12 isexposed throughthe aperture forengagement with the slotted stud 10 of the hasp when the stud is pressedinto the aperture. The bolt 12 is held in interlocking engagement withthe slot in the stud 10 by means of the spring 15 which presses upwardlyagainst the lower extremity of the bolt. -To release the stud 10 thecup-like shield 16, which is fastened to the bolt, is pulled downwardlydrawing the upper edge of the bolt out of engagement withthe slottedstud. This permi-ts the hasp to spring outwardly sothat the lock anditscounterpartare disengaged. The escutcheon llis provided with anopening, not shown, in which inwardly'project ing lugs 25, 25 may movevertically. These lugs are passed through the bolt 12 and rigidlysecured thereto by swaging down the lugs 25, 25 on the rear side thereofas shown in Fig. 2. The shield 16 is suitably countersunk and providedwith a keyhole 17 in which is exposed the extremity of the key pin 18which may operate any suitable locking mechanism for holding the boltand stud in interlocking relation. The escutchcon 11 is provided withapertures 19 for the passage of rivets in fastening the same to-the bodyportion of the trunk or like article on which the locking device is tobe used.

With the exception of the stud 10 and the means by which it is attachedto the hasp plate 2 all of the partsabove described are old and wellknown and are shown only for the purpose of disclosing the applicationof my invention. I will not describe in detail the stud 10 and themanner of attaching the same to the hasp plate 2.

The stud 10 is made in the form of a hollow shell, preferably of steel,and has a bullet-shaped head. In one side of this stud is sawed a slot20 and its head portion is prois placed against the inside face of thehasp 110 plate so that the aperture 24; in the spring will register withthe aperture 25 in the.

pro ecting extremity of the pin is then upset by a riveting operation asshown at 26 and securely holds the hasp-plate, the spring and the studtogether. The head of the stud and the exposed rivet 26 may be thenground off to give a smooth finish to enable the stud to readily slip bythe edge of the b olt'l2, when the latter enters into interlockingengagement with the sides of the slot 20. Heretofore, slotted studs ofthis character have usually been made solid and suitably shouldered attheir base portions to rivet the same to the hasp plate, thereby formingthe exposed head on the outside of the latter integral with thestud.This necessitates the finishing, or plating (when the device is plated),of the hasp after all of the parts have been assembled. These platingand finishing operations have a tendency to take the temper out of thehasp spring, making the latter either worthless in the first instance orof no use after a short period. The use of the solid stud above referredto also necessitates that the stud should be made of the same materialas that of the ha-sp plate, which is usually brass or some other costlymetal instead of steel or cheaper metal as in my device. Further, inassembling the hasp having a solid stud the 'riveting'operation is onthe exposed end of the stud on the outside of the hasp plate, therebymarring or detracting from the finish of the hasp. In'my device, sincethe stud is made hollow or shell-like, much material is saved and thelong time usually taken in the sawing operation of a solid studconsiderably reduced. It should be observed also that the rivetingoperation being at the inner or unexposed end of the stud savesconsiderable material and time since the diameter of the can be madeconsiderably less than the di Copies of this patent may be obtained forpin 22 yet thesame is susceptible to such modification as may fairlycome within the scope of the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect byLetters Patent is:

1. A'hasp for sliding bolt locks co1nprising an apertured plate, alongitudinally apertured and transversely slotted stud projectingfromthe inside face of said plate and a rivet pin passed through saidplate and stud, the said rivet pin having one end provided witha headwhich bears against the outside face of said plate and having itsopposite end upset against the head of the stud.

2. A hasp for sliding bolt lockscomprisingan apertured plate, ,alongitudinally apertured and transversely recessed stud projecting fromthe inside face of said plate,

an apertured sheet metal. spring interposed between said plate and studand a rivet pin passed through said plate, spring and stud, the said pinhaving one end provided with a head which bears against the outside faceof said plate and having its opposite end upset against the head of saidstud.

3. Ahasp for sliding bolt locks comprising an aperturedjplate, a hollowstud having its head providedjvith an aperture and having its side wallrecessed to form a shoulder for entering into interlocking engage mentwith the bolt of the lock, an apertured sheetmetal' springinterposedbetween said plate and stud, and a rivet passed through the apertures insaid plate, spring and stud for fastening the same together, i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day ofDecember, 1915.

" L'A E CE E. SMITH.

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